Senate Bill No. 652
(By Senator Wooton)
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[Introduced February 23, 1998; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee
on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section ten-d, article three, chapter
twelve of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to further amend said
article by adding thereto a new section, designated section
ten-e, all relating to the purchasing card program;
providing that the purchasing card fund shall be
administered by the state auditor; and creating a purchasing
card advisory committee.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section ten-d, article three, chapter twelve of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted; that said article be further
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section ten-e, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES AND DEDUCTIONS.
§12-3-10d. Purchasing card fund created; expenditures.
All money received by the state pursuant to any agreement
with vendors providing purchasing charge cards shall be deposited
in a special revenue revolving fund designated the "Purchasing
Card Administration Fund," which is hereby created in the state
treasury to be administered by the department of administration
auditor. All expenses of the purchasing division of the
department of administration auditor incurred in the
implementation and operation of the purchasing card program shall
be paid from the fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made
in accordance with appropriations by the Legislature pursuant to
the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code and
upon fulfillment of the provisions of article two, chapter five-a
of this code.
§12-3-10e. Purchasing card advisory committee created; purpose;
membership; expenses.
There is hereby created a purchasing card advisory committee
to enhance the development and implementation of the purchasing
card program. The committee shall solicit input from state
agencies and make recommendations to improve the performance of
the purchasing card program. The committee consists of eleven members to be appointed as follows:
(1) The auditor shall serve as chairperson of the committee
and shall appoint three members from the state college system of
West Virginia and the university system of West Virginia, one
member from the department of health and human resources, and one
member from the division of highways;
(2) The secretary of the department of administration shall
appoint one member from the information services and
communications division, one member from the financial accounting
and reporting section, and one member from the purchasing
division;
(3) The secretary of the department of tax and revenue shall
appoint one member from the department of tax and revenue; and
(4) The state treasurer shall appoint one member from that
office.
Committee members shall be appointed for a term of one year,
commencing on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-eight. Committee members shall receive reimbursement for
expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties on
the committee.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the
Purchasing Card Fund is to be administered by the state Auditor,
and to create a Purchasing Card Advisory Committee to enhance the implementation of the purchasing card program.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.
§12-3-10e is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.